[5] The tunnel is a major contributor of acid mine drainage to the watershed of the Lehigh River.
The Quakake Tunnel is located in Packer Township near the border between Carbon and Luzerne counties.
[4] The mouth of the tunnel is at Wetzel Creek and its waters ultimately enter the Delaware River.
[4] The mouth of the Quakake Tunnel is slightly over 1,300 feet (400 m) above sea level.
[5] The Quakake Tunnel is one of four sources of acid mine drainage in Carbon County and one of eight in the watershed of the Lehigh River.
[6][7] The portal of the Quakake Tunnel is in severely fractured red shale.
[8] The Quakake Tunnel was constructed for the purpose of draining water from deep mines via gravity.
[9] The Quakake Tunnel was cleared of debris by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at some point in the past.
[4] The treatment of the Quakake Tunnel ranks third in priority among eight acid mine drainage discharges in the watershed of the Lehigh River.